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Suffield Triple Loop Ride
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NOTE: This Ride Description and its
corresponding Route Sheet may not have been checked for accuracy by the www.ctbikeroutes.org team
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Total Distance: 36.7 miles Elevation
Gain: 797 feet
Degree of Difficulty Index: 797 ft / 36.7 mi = 21.7 ft/mi Terrain: Flat to rolling
Killer Hills: None
Geographical Region:
North Central
Starting Location (city/town): Suffield, Ct.
Starting Location (detailed directions to): Bazin Bruce Park, Rt. 168,
Suffield, Ct. The entrance to
the park is 1.75
miles west of the center of Suffield on Rt. 168 next to the Suffield Police
Dept.
Ride
Description: This is a very
scenic tour of Suffield, Ct. with loops that extend into Agawam and Southwick,
Ma. The ride travels through the Historic District of Suffield with its
stately old homes, rolls alongside the Connecticut River, and meanders past
forest and farmlands with many picturesque views and bucolic old tobacco
barns.
Facilities
and Points of Interest:
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Mile
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Facilities
- Points of Interest
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0.0
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Bazin Bruce Park, picnic
pavilion, port o potties
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3.2
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Daniel Christian Little
League Complex, port o potty
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4.5
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Entering Suffield
Historic District, stately old homes and Suffield Academy
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7.9
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Convenience Store
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14.9
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Suggested lunch stop
Suffield Town Green. Suffield Academy located along Green.
Highland Park Market
located in shopping plaza across Rt. 75
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15.8
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Scenic views of east
and west ridgelines along this road
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25.2
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Scenic views of
Metacomet Ridge along this section of Rt. 187
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36.7
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Bazin Bruce Park
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www.ctbikeroutes.org
Ride
description: Wu-New177
Route
sheet: RS-New177
Ride
submitted by: Carol Marchion, 6/6/09 (updated 9/22/09)
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